Holinshed Chronicles: England, Scotland, and Ireland. Volume 1, CompleteHolinshed, Raphael
History
Holinshed Chronicles: England, Scotland, and Ireland. Volume 1, Complete
Holinshed, Raphael
Great Britain -- History -- To 1485; Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603
The next fall is at Moresbie, whereof I haue no skill. From thence
therefore we cast about by saint Bees to Derwentset hauen, whose water
[Sidenote: Dargwent.]
is truelie written Dargwent or Deruent. It riseth in the hils about
Borrodale, from whence it goeth vnto the Grange, thence into a lake,
in which are certeine Ilands, and so vnto Keswijc, where it falleth
[Sidenote: Burthméere.]
into the Bure, whereof the said lake is called Bursemere, or the
Burthmere poole. In like sort the Bure or Burthmere water, rising
among the hils goeth to Tegburthesworth, Forneside, S. Iohns, and
[Sidenote: Grise.]
Threlcote: and there méeting with a water from Grisdale, by
Wakethwate, called Grise, it runneth to Burnesse, Keswijc, and there
receiueth the Darwent. From Keswijc in like sort it goeth to
Thorneswate (and there making a plash) to Armanswate, Isell, Huthwate
[Sidenote: Cokar.]
and Cokermouth, and here it receiueth the Cokar, which rising among
the hils commeth by Lowsewater, Brakenthwate, Lorton, and so to
Cokarmouth towne, from whence it hasteth to Bridgeham, and receiuing a
rill called the Wire, on the south side that runneth by Dein, it
leaueth Samburne and Wirketon behind it, and entereth into the sea.
[Sidenote: Wire.]
Leland saith that the Wire is a créeke where ships lie off at rode,
and that Wirketon or Wirkington towne dooth take his name thereof. He
addeth also that there is iron and coles, beside lead ore in Wiredale.
Neuerthelesse the water of this riuer is for the most part sore
troubled, as comming thorough a suddie or soddie more, so that little
[Sidenote: Elmus.]
good fish is said to liue therein. But to proceed. The Elme riseth in
the mines aboue Amautrée, and from Amautre goeth to Yeresbie, Harbie,
Brow, and there taking in a rill on the left hand comming by
Torpennie, it goeth to Hatton castell, Alwarbie, Birthie, Dereham, and
so into the sea. Thence we go about by the chappell at the point, and
come to a baie serued with two fresh waters, whereof one rising
westward goeth by Warton, Rabbie, Cotes, and so into the maine, taking
[Sidenote: Croco.]
in a rill withall from by south, called Croco, that commeth from
[Sidenote: Vamus.]
Crockdale, by Bromefield. The second is named Wampoole broocke, & this
riseth of two heads, whereof one is about Cardew. Thence in like sort
it goeth to Thuresbie, Croston, Owton, Gamlesbie, Wampall, the Larth,
and betwéene Whiteridge and Kirbie into the saltwater. From hence we
double the Bowlnesse, and come to an estuarie, whither thrée notable
riuers doo resort, and this is named the Solueie mouth. But of all,
the first excéedeth, which is called Eden, and whose description dooth
follow here at hand.
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